Total Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melton Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melton Road (LE7 2NN) in the last 12 months was 30.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Syston average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melton Road (LE7 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Bruxby Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruxby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruxby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chatsworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wanlip Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruxby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hardwick Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bruxby Street —
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Data Sources

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